Set up microphone in Windows 10 - how it works

In this practical tip, we explain how to set up your microphone in Windows 10. Windows provides you with its own setup wizard for this purpose.

Windows 10: Set up the microphone

1. Connect your microphone to your PC. If your microphone is not automatically set correctly, right-click on the sound icon in the task bar at the bottom right.
2. Select the item "Recording devices".
3. At this point, switch to the "Recording" tab.
4. Mark your microphone here. This is, for example, the microphone with the USB audio codec if you have connected the device via the USB interface.
5. Click on the "As standard" button.

Set up the microphone in Windows 10

If your microphone is not yet working properly, click on the "Configure" button at the bottom left in the same place.

1. At this point, select "Set up microphone".
2. Now select the type of your microphone. Decide between a "headphone microphone", a "table microphone" or "other".
3. Then confirm twice by clicking on "Next".
4. Now speak the displayed text into the microphone and then click on "Next".
5. Finally click on "Finish".